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I'm happy to state that my homemade tiltable, pulley-assisted, cordless drill powered contraption is still standing tall and proud. It's been through a rough Wisconsin winter and plenty of strong summer storms. It's still dead-simple to lower and raise it myself using nothing more than a 3/8 inch cordless drill and a stepladder to undo the guy wires. I am glad that I relocated a few of the guy wires from their original location away from the edge of the roof to spots that could easily reach from the edge of the roof while still standing on a ladder. I figured this would also help in case I had to take it down during winter and not have to try to walk on an icy roof. I know my history and this is a very smart move on my part. Avoiding a Darwin Award for a bit longer.

I still have the same issue with the mourning doves treating it like their own perch. I suppose in a way it is. It's outside, they are outside, it has great visibility, can't blame them at all. I just hope they don't end up breaking an element when too many of them decide to take a rest.

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<blockquote data-quote="TimmyTheTorch" data-source="post: 843030" data-attributes="member: 64271">I&#039;m happy to state that my homemade tiltable, pulley-assisted, cordless drill powered contraption is still standing tall and proud. It&#039;s been through a rough Wisconsin winter and plenty of strong summer storms. It&#039;s still dead-simple to lower and raise it myself using nothing more than a 3/8 inch cordless drill and a stepladder to undo the guy wires. I am glad that I relocated a few of the guy wires from their original location away from the edge of the roof to spots that could easily reach from the edge of the roof while still standing on a ladder. I figured this would also help in case I had to take it down during winter and not have to try to walk on an icy roof. I know my history and this is a very smart move on my part. Avoiding a Darwin Award for a bit longer.I still have the same issue with the mourning doves treating it like their own perch. I suppose in a way it is. It&#039;s outside, they are outside, it has great visibility, can&#039;t blame them at all. I just hope they don&#039;t end up breaking an element when too many of them decide to take a rest.[ATTACH=full]69516[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TimmyTheTorch, post: 843030, member: 64271"] I'm happy to state that my homemade tiltable, pulley-assisted, cordless drill powered contraption is still standing tall and proud. It's been through a rough Wisconsin winter and plenty of strong summer storms. It's still dead-simple to lower and raise it myself using nothing more than a 3/8 inch cordless drill and a stepladder to undo the guy wires. I am glad that I relocated a few of the guy wires from their original location away from the edge of the roof to spots that could easily reach from the edge of the roof while still standing on a ladder. I figured this would also help in case I had to take it down during winter and not have to try to walk on an icy roof. I know my history and this is a very smart move on my part. Avoiding a Darwin Award for a bit longer. I still have the same issue with the mourning doves treating it like their own perch. I suppose in a way it is. It's outside, they are outside, it has great visibility, can't blame them at all. I just hope they don't end up breaking an element when too many of them decide to take a rest. [ATTACH type="full"]69516[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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